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    |Unit 3: Social media
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    • Unit 1: Media landscape
    • Unit 2: Types of media
    • Unit 4: Disinformation and manipulation
    • Unit 5: Wrapping up
    |Part A: How Social Media Works
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    • Part A: How Social Media Works
    • Part B: Cognitive Distortions
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    Unit 3: Social media
    • Unit 1: Media landscape
    • Unit 2: Types of media
    • Unit 4: Disinformation and manipulation
    • Unit 5: Wrapping up
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    Part A: How Social Media Works
    • Part A: How Social Media Works
    • Part B: Cognitive Distortions
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    Unit 3

    Social media

    Can social media be a reliable news source? Learn how social media algorithms work and how they can create an information bubble isolating us from everything that might contradict our worldview.

    Part A: How Social Media Works

    Is social media a trustworthy source of information? Learn how social media algorithms work, how filter bubbles are created, and how they can isolate us from different points of view. We will also explore how content creators on social media influence their followers, as well as how to stay safe online and protect your personal information.

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    Part B: Cognitive Distortions

    Why are people manipulated so easily? Learn about the tricks our mind plays on us and find out how we perceive information. We will also learn how advertising can influence us and how we can be in control of our decisions when evaluating various types of media.

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    Very Verified: An Online Course on Media Literacy was developed by Media Literacy in the Baltics, a program of the U.S. Department of State, administered by global development and education organization IREX, using Learn to Discern (L2D) approach to building citizen resilience against disinformation and manipulation.

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